TDs / Pa Daly

Official portrait of Pa Daly

Pa Daly

Sinn Féin Kerry TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

Portrait: © Houses of the Oireachtas (Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence) · source file

2,409
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
113,714
words spoken in the chamber
Across 504 contributions
405
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
272
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 2,409 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 504 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 74 0
February 2025 124 40
March 2025 118 28
April 2025 67 20
May 2025 260 31
June 2025 125 32
July 2025 214 15
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 77 27
October 2025 127 9
November 2025 93 42
December 2025 210 20
January 2026 95 28
February 2026 106 38
March 2026 94 9
April 2026 94 41
May 2026 67 10
June 2026 93 56
July 2026 231 7
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 91 45
October 2026 49 6

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 337 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Kerry 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Pa Daly Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Climate
47. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department intends to introduce a requirement for the publication of annual, material-specific recycling data under the Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028, in order to improve monitoring of progress towards national and EU recycling targets. [68030/25]
Pa Daly Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
322. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the planning guidelines for solar farms as detailed in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67451/25]
Pa Daly Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
538. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adults special care needs GA waiting list for routine dental care in each hospital, in tabular form. [67394/25]
Pa Daly Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
539. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children GA waiting list for routine dental care in each hospital, in tabular form. [67395/25]
Pa Daly Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
714. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he will take to upskill workers as part of Ireland's renewable energy transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66531/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
19. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she will introduce the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; if it will be introduced ahead of the December recess of Dail Éireann; if she given any consideration to the inclusion of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66497/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
74. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on her Department's engagement with COP30; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66498/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
127. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the analysis his Department has carried out on food safety in the Irish food market with regard to the importation of Brazilian beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66485/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
167. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to combat the impact of poorly managed forestry on flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66486/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Climate
188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an uptake on the low interest retrofit loan scheme, by county, each month the loan has been in operation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66846/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
218. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will review funding levels for the Irish Coast Guard and search and rescue services operating along the north Kerry coastline, including Ballybunion, in view of ongoing rescue incidents and identified risks in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66765/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
287. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider expanding water safety education in second-level schools, particularly for coastal counties, including County Kerry, to ensure students receive age-appropriate information on riptides, currents and coastal hazards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66767/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Justice
418. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of emergency callouts by An Garda Síochána to Ballybunion cliffs, County Kerry, in the past three years relating to rescue incidents, suicide interventions or water-related emergencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66768/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
488. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the investment being made in rehabilitation and addiction services in County Kerry, given reports of increased drug use in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66771/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Transport
121. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of recent reports that the construction of the metro will require 8,000 workers; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66528/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Transport
122. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Child (5 - 8) TFI Leap Card year free travel pass is not working on Bus Éireann and Irish Rail ticket machines; when this issue will be resolved; the cost to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66529/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
248. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual rent paid for any justice-related services or offices located within a building (details supplied) in Tralee; the total rent paid since the lease commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66715/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
356. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the annual rent paid by the HSE for a building (details supplied) in Tralee; the total amount paid since the lease commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66707/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
359. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department, or any bodies under its remit, rent space in a building (details supplied) in Tralee; if so, the annual rental cost; the total rent paid since the commencement of the lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66706/25]
Pa Daly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Transport
237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to extend the five to eight-year-old free scheme to commercial operators, broken down by first year, full year, current and capital cost, in tabular form. [66020/25]
Pa Daly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
560. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on retrofitting for local authority housing; the status of progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66128/25]
Pa Daly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
561. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address the impact of electricity grid constraints on housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66129/25]
Pa Daly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
587. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 19 November 2025, the number of dwellings fitted with solar PV; the average cost per installation; the average kW installed; the targets that exist for solar PV under the EERP scheme, in each of the years 2020 to date 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6623…
Pa Daly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Children
759. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the establishment of the new board of the Adoption Authority of Ireland; the expected timeline for its appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65293/25]
Pa Daly Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Climate
80. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to the ESB chief’s warning that emergency measures were needed to increase electricity capacity for new housing (details supplied); if this will impact on the housing plan he released last week; if he has discussed this with the Minister for climate and Minister for housing; if so, to outline the detail of these discussions.. …